Hutchison Handcrafted Surfboards

THE HISTORY OF HUTCHISON HANDCRAFTED SURFBOARDS 

Hutchison Handcrafted Surfboards is a roots-up surfboard shaping company, living large on the North Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Johno Hutchison AKA “HUTCH”, has been making quality handcrafted surfboards for the past 30 years and piles his trade, daily in his humble home based shaping bay in sub-tropical Ballito, specializing in custom hand-shaped surfboards to suit each individual surfer’s needs. Using only the finest materials, each surfboard is shaped, designed and custom built to your exact specifications, with no shortcuts taken. These boards are inspired by the past, present and future of board design. Johno enjoys making boards reminiscent of days past and keenly keeps an idea of what’s happening in designs of the present. Travelling abroad and locally, being involved in contests and surfing different spots helps keep his shapes fresh.

THIS BOARD

Good for the adventurous, wanting to experience and experiment with drawing different lines on waves like it was done in the old days. But there’s nothing old about the way the boards move – super fast and smooth. The sizes, shapes and glassing all vary depending on the style of board, with old school glassing and polishing for some of that old style.

• Model: Flying Fish
• Code: HHB3305
• Shaper: Johno Hutchison
• Length: 5' 6"
• Width: 20
• Thickness: 2 1/2"
• Litres: 29L
• Top Deck Spray: Orange centre fade with black rail
• Bottom Deck Spray: Clear
• Tail Shape: Swallow with wings
• Fin Plugs: Thruster Fusion
• Recommended Rider: Intermediate - Experienced
  

THE HISTORY OF HUTCHISON HANDCRAFTED SURFBOARDS 

Hutchison Handcrafted Surfboards is a roots-up surfboard shaping company, living large on the North Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Johno Hutchison AKA “HUTCH”, has been making quality handcrafted surfboards for the past 30 years and piles his trade, daily in his humble home based shaping bay in sub-tropical Ballito, specializing in custom hand-shaped surfboards to suit each individual surfer’s needs. Using only the finest materials, each surfboard is shaped, designed and custom built to your exact specifications, with no shortcuts taken. These boards are inspired by the past, present and future of board design. Johno enjoys making boards reminiscent of days past and keenly keeps an idea of what’s happening in designs of the present. Travelling abroad and locally, being involved in contests and surfing different spots helps keep his shapes fresh.

THIS BOARD

Here is something classic for everyone. These boards cover a broad range, from hybrids to minimals and everything in between. Each board is custom crafted to perfection and designed to your specific needs, including glassing. Classic boards are generally about 7.0ft. These boards look good with resin tints and high polishes – old school style.

• Model: Big Chief
• Type: Minimal
• Code: HHB3277
• Shaper: Johno Hutchison
• Length: 6' 10"
• Width: 20 1/2"
• Thickness: 2 1/2"
• Litres: 41.8L
• Top Deck Spray: Yellow Fade with Black Rails
• Bottom Deck Spray: Yellow Fade with Black Rails
• Tail Shape: POD
• Fin Plugs: Thruster Futures
• Recommended Rider: Beginner - Experienced
  

THE HISTORY OF HUTCHISON HANDCRAFTED SURFBOARDS 

Hutchison Handcrafted Surfboards is a roots-up surfboard shaping company, living large on the North Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Johno Hutchison AKA “HUTCH”, has been making quality handcrafted surfboards for the past 30 years and piles his trade, daily in his humble home based shaping bay in sub-tropical Ballito, specializing in custom hand-shaped surfboards to suit each individual surfer’s needs. Using only the finest materials, each surfboard is shaped, designed and custom built to your exact specifications, with no shortcuts taken. These boards are inspired by the past, present and future of board design. Johno enjoys making boards reminiscent of days past and keenly keeps an idea of what’s happening in designs of the present. Travelling abroad and locally, being involved in contests and surfing different spots helps keep his shapes fresh.

THIS BOARD

These boards are coming back into fashion and come either with the classic twin fin set up or as a quad. They are easy to surf and paddle and handle a variety of surf conditions. Perfect for the novice through to the experienced surfers using a quad setup, there are plenty of barrels waiting. This is the type of board you will have in your quiver forever and looks great with a resin tint, fabric inlay and high polish.

• Model: Mini Simmons
• Code: HHB3089
• Shaper: Johno Hutchison
• Length: 5' 8"
• Width: 20
• Thickness: 2 1/2"
• Litres: 36.5L
• Top Deck Spray: Retro High Polish Resin Tint Blue & Red
• Bottom Deck Spray: Retro High Polish Resin Tint Blue & Red
• Tail Shape: Square
• Fin Plugs: 5 Fin Fusion
• Recommended Rider: Intermediate - Experienced